Question

Figure 1 is dilated to get Figure 2.

What is the scale factor?

Enter your answer as a fraction, in simplified form, in the box.
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Answer 1

It is 1/3 i did the test.

Answer 2

Answer:

The scale factor is equal to $\frac{1}{3}$

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

If two figures are similar then the ratio of its corresponding sides is called the scale factor

Let

z-----> the scale factor

x-----> the corresponding side of Figure 2

y-----> the corresponding side of Figure 1

so

$z=\frac{x}{y}$

we have

$x=8\ units$

$y=24\ units$

substitute

$z=\frac{8}{24}$

simplify

$z=\frac{1}{3}$